Eating a meal using only one hand can be difficult. The design of this combined knife and fork is known as a Nelson pattern, named after Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), the British naval hero who lost an arm during the Battle of the Nile in 1798. He was presented with a similar knife made from gold.
http://limepic.com/img/2012/07/19/DtNYg.jpg

steeley

07-20-2012, 02:12 AM

before stainless steel .
http://limepic.com/img/2012/07/19/JuR6m.jpg

steeley

07-20-2012, 02:15 AM

1869 knife grinder China
http://limepic.com/img/2012/07/19/KfYBv.jpg

Sara@JKI

07-20-2012, 02:19 AM

omg... so dorky and cute!

SpikeC

07-20-2012, 11:08 AM

Finally the spoon knife.
http://limepic.com/img/2012/07/19/sClfV.jpg

and the Fork Knife .

Eating a meal using only one hand can be difficult. The design of this combined knife and fork is known as a Nelson pattern, named after Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), the British naval hero who lost an arm during the Battle of the Nile in 1798. He was presented with a similar knife made from gold.
http://limepic.com/img/2012/07/19/DtNYg.jpg